4Children's childcare and extended services briefing for new and existing childcare providers, supported by Sure Start. In this issue: Working in partnership - childcare providers putting policy into practice.

Welcome to Issue 3 of Policy into Practice.
Extended services are already being offered through over 5000 schools, well on the way to meeting the Childcare Act requirement for local authorities to ensure ‘sufficient access’ to childcare, with a target of 50% of schools offering access by 2008 - and 100% by 2010.
More than 1,000 children’s centres have opened - ahead of the government’s target of 2500 children’s centres by 2008, and 3500 by 2010.
It is expected that most of the childcare offered in and around schools and children’s centres will be provided by the voluntary and private sectors.

Download Policy into Practice No. 3 here or call the 4Children Information Helpline on 020 7512 2100 for a copy.